Grommet towel holder



Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEROY FREDRICK TURNBULL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GROMMET TOWFL HOLDER.

Application led October 14, 1922. Serial No. 594,668.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, LEROY F. T URNBULL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Grominet Towel Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in agrommet towel holder, and has for its object a frame by which a determined number of towels are clamped together for the purpose of delivering said towels to an individual towel hoder or cabinet, and by means of the same the quantity of towels so delivered are of accurate amount and much more readily and easily applied to the cabinet, this dispensing with the necessity of comiting and handling each towel sepa.- rately.

A further object of my invention is to construct a frame which is used in conjunction with laundering towels and after the same have been ironed each towel by means of its grommet is placed over the support-ing post and when said post is filled a certain number of towels is mounted thereon and the frame is then folded over the bundle and fastened to the post and in this manner the laundered towels are delivered to the individual towel cabinet.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my invention shown in extended position ready for the application of the laundered towels. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of my invention when in folded position. Fig. 3, is

a perspective view of my invention showing the same equipped with a determined number of towels and in position ready for delivery.

Fig'. 4, is a detail sectional view of the upper portion of the standard or supporting post showing the attaching means.

Fig. 5, is a detail sectional view of the upper portion of the standard or supporting post showing the application of a towel guide point and towel grommet in a position ready to be applied on said post.

Fig. 6, is a detail perspective view of a modified form of post.

In the general construction of my invention I provide a suitable frame consisting of a base section 7, a rear section 8 and a top section 9. In the front of the base section 7 is rigidly mounted a standard or towel supporting post 10, its upper portion provided with a hole or bore 11 in which is adapted to be inserted the projection l2 formed on theproper position so that the towels 12, each of which is provided with a grommet 13 can be readily and easily applied over the post when said towel is removed from the mangel or ironing machine.

This device is used for individual towels and the operator when grasping each towel as they come from the machine places the same in folded position over the supporting post and when the towels pile-up so that the top one is in a position directly beneath the opening l1, the operator instantly knows that a given number, for example 50 towels, are on the post. Then the remainder of the fra-nie is folded up in a position as shown in Fig. 3, and the projection l2 inserted in the opening 1l; this bundle is then ready for delivery and the delivery-man knows that when delivering the bundle of towels to the individual towel rack, that lifty towels have been placed on the rack and a charge for that number is then made.

During the application of the towels over the post a guide plug 14 is placed in the top post so that the towels are readily and easily guided in position without any particular effort, and when the number of towels are in position this plug is removed and placed on the next holder to be equipped with'the like number of towels.

In some instances I may construct the post in the form as shown in Fig. 6, that is, by constructing the same out of wire 15 which would be a continuation of the frame, but I find for practice that the hollow column 10 is most preferable as the same corresponds with the end of the individual rack and by placing the end against the same the entiie bundle of towels can be shoved from the post on to the rack without handling each towel separately.

After the bundle has been placed on the rack the holder is returned to the laundry and re-used. It is as much a convenience to the laundry as to the delivery-man as well oldable frame, towel supporting `mein ber carried by said oldablejramenand a means for holding the towels in position on Sad `Supporting member substantially "as specific 2. A grommet towel holderycomprisinga towel supporting upright, 'a base supporting said upright, 'aI swinging 1 frame attachedl "to said base, and a means for attachingzthe frame to the Aupper part of the upright,s`ub

stanti'allyas specified.. f 3. A rdevice of thel class described comprising a standard, abase, a yhinged rear sectiofnya hinged top section, all-arranged 'to be folded around a stack of towels" and a means carried by the vtop section by which nitis detacliably connected to the upper en d of the standard, vsubstantiallyas sp'eciied. 4. A` device of the 4character describe'd comprising a towel supporting standard; a base radiating therefrom, a' rear 'section movablyattached to isaid base, a topi section' movably 'attached to 'the rear section, and a projection formed on the top section to be insertedin a holeoigmedintheistand- Ainilividual ttgwel racks, substantially as sp'ecifiedi 5. lA ,grommet towel holder for delivery of towels to individual towel racks comprising afframe (".onstrncted in movable sections, a towel supporting standard rigidly located on said ramefsaidiframe adapted to en- ;ci-rclelthe bundle of towels ordeli'very purposes', Substantially as specified.

. 6511A vgrommet `towel holder comprising a framefof skeleton formation, sald :frame "consisting of a base section; a movably attached rear section; a movably attached top section; a towel supporting post over which the grommet` ends of 'the towels are' placed and a fastening means for connecting.A the top section to they post, substantially asi specified.

lntestimony whereofflfhave ysigned my name to'this' specification7 in presence of two. subscribinf witnesses. .LEROYREDRICK TURNBULL.

Witnesses: L i' ALFRED A. Eiolis, B. M. MAnMn. 

